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    RAM not recognized

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by brafit, Jan 10, 2005.

  1. brafit

    brafit Notebook Enthusiast

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    I was going to ask this on dv1000forums but they seem to be down or have disappeared.

    I ordered a dv1000 with 256MB and bought a 512 stick. Opened up the back, my 512 stick looks a little thinner than the 256MB module already in there but there was a slot sort of overlapping the 256 area and the 512MB stick fit perfectly. Problem is Belarc says I have 512MB installed. Where did the other 256 go?

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    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    What does device manager say?

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    Brian, Jan 10, 2005
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    brafit Notebook Enthusiast

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    Device Manager says 480MB of memory, Belarc is now saying "480 Megabytes Installed Memory, Slot 'J5G3' is Empty
    Slot 'J5G2' has 512 MB"

    I know it came with 256MB installed and I added 512MB. Both modules are in there. System Information lists Total Physical Memory as 512MB. Why would it seem to be ignoring the pre-installed 256MB module?
     
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    Try switching the cards, it might want to recognize them in a different order of size.

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    Brian, Jan 11, 2005
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    Actually when I opened it back up, it turns out the 256 stick was a little loose. Now I'm showing the full amount.

    Thanks.
     
    brafit, Jan 12, 2005
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